坐下来做某事

get down to───开始认真考虑；着手处理

got down to───静下心；开始认真对待

put down to───归因于

came down to───归根结底，可归结为；实质上是

gets down to───开始认真考虑；着手处理

puts down to───归因于

talk down to───轻视地（对人）说话；用高人一等口气说话

He sat down to remove his mud-crusted boots.───他坐下来，脱掉沾满泥土的靴子。

Presently they all sat down to luncheon together.───不久，他们都坐下来一起吃午饭。

A man walked up to the boy, bought a paper, and sat down to read it.───一个男人走向这个男孩，买了一份报纸，坐下来读完了。

When he had things arranged on the table, he pulled the drill toward the dental chair and sat down to polish the false teeth.───等到把这些东西在桌上摆好了，他把钻床拖到牙科手术椅旁边，坐在椅子上开始磨假牙。

We sat down to rest on the grass at the tenth tee. "Our scores are awful, " I said.───我们在第十个球座草坪上坐下休息。“我们的得分太糟了。”我说。

When the Kelveys were well out of sight of Burnells', they sat down to rest on a big red drain-pipe by the side of the road.───凯尔维姐妹俩一直跑到看不见耐尔家才停了下来，她们跌坐在路边红色的大水管上休息着。

So he sat down to take a rest, looking at the river which his father had once told him.───有一天，儿子在河边割芦苇，烈日当空，晒得他头昏眼花，于是他就坐下来休息。

The youngest son was rather disturbed by his inheritance. He sat down to think about what to do next, when suddenly, the cat began to speak!───小儿子对他继承的遗产感到相当懊恼。他坐下来思考下一部该怎麽办，这时突然，那只猫开始说话了！

Breathing heavily, I stopped and sat down to rest.

They sat down to consider the problem.

He sat down to remove his mud-crusted boots.

I sat down to a cup of wonderfully pungent Turkish coffee.

After the cordialities, we sat down to talk.

I sat down to open the mail.

They exchanged greetings and sat down to lunch.

I sat down to open my post/mail.

He sat down to try and recover his equilibrium.